Manager - US Tax, Global Mobility Services
| Posting date: | 09 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 March 2026 |
| Location: | London, E14 5GL |
| Company: | KPMG UK |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 108175 |
Summary
Location: London CSQ
Role
We are seeking a US Manager within our Global Mobility Services (GMS) team to deliver US tax compliance services across a variety of clients.
Role and Responsibilities
- Responsible for the day-to-day management of US tax compliance tasks, serving as the central coordination point between the client and internal teams
- Review of US tax returns, and review of US tax equalisation calculations
- Conduct US arrival/departure briefings
- Review of various payroll reporting forms related to business travelers to the US, including Form 1042, Form 1042-S, and Form 8233
- Review and support clients with US payroll reporting requirements including year-end calculations
- Contributing to client service teams, helping ensure they function smoothly and effectively
- Preparation of written US advice for clients, and helping to advise clients on US GMS issues
- Project management of advisory projects carried out for clients
- Ensuring clients are provided with recurring updates of tax compliance status and adherence to SLAs
- Managing, coaching and training more junior team members
- Coordination with overseas member firms to provide cross border advice and tax compliance issues
- Responsible for monitoring and ensuring accuracy in client invoices
- Qualifications and Skills
- US CPA or EA
- Strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word skills are preferred
Experience and Background
- Strong international individual tax services experience with US Expat tax background, including tax briefings, tax returns and advisory including signing returns
- Experience of working with US clients and awareness of US tax issues
- Experience of managing global assignee populations and experience of immigration, social security and compensation accumulation for different countries
- Excellent project management and organisational skills and ability to work under own initiative
- Capable of working to deadlines, showing resilience under pressure and ability to apply knowledge to non-routine situations
- Ability to demonstrate sound professional judgement including the identification of issues/concerns and consulting where appropriate with more senior staff
- Experience with payroll reporting forms related to business travelers to the US
- High level personal responsibility and accountability for own work
- Analytical; identifies core issues, investigates, evaluates and integrates information
- Communicates with impact, both in speech and writing, and in a way that is open, honest, consistent, and clear
- Safeguards and enhances the reputation of KPMG through the quality of work, knowledge and experience
- Motivated by a passion for the international aspects of our work, professional proficiency, and a desire to serve and lead excellent global service teams
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- You can work to multiple deadlines, showing resilience under pressure and an ability to think on your feet and apply creative thinking when presented with a challenging problem.
- You pride yourself as having a strong tax technical expertise
- You have a proven track record of exercising sound professional judgement, including the ability to identify issues/concerns and consult where appropriate with more senior staff
- Above all, you are a team player, who collaborates widely to deliver best client outcomes and invests time in development of their team.
Our Locations:
We are open to talk to talent across the country but our core hubs for this role are:
London Canary Wharf
Birmingham
Manchester
With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.
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